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Circuits designed by David Johnson, P.E.
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Hour Meters
Machine Vibration
Activates Hour Meter (Dec 26, 1998)
designed by David A. Johnson, P.E.
Battery powered digital hour meters are often used to monitor how long a
particular machine is placed in operation by detecting when the machine is supplied with
power. However, it is often difficult or dangerous to connect a battery powered hour meter to
a line powered machine. When the machine being monitored produces detectable vibrations, the
circuit shown can be used without requiring any power line connections.
The circuit shown uses just one IC and allows a battery powered hour meter to be turned on and off, according to a machine's operation. |
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Machine vibrations are detected with an off-the-shelf one inch diameter piezoelectric device.
Such devices are often used as alarm beepers or sound generators. The signal from the
piezoelectric device drives a simple Amplifier, using one section of a CD4069UB C-MOS hex
inverter. The output of the first stage Amplifier is then rectified and filtered using a
diode, a resistor and a capacitor. It is then connected to a second stage, acting as a logic
buffer. The output from the second stage drives the digital hour meter with a +3v to ground
swing. The 3 volts to power the circuit can be obtained from two #76 silver oxide button
cells. Since the circuit only draws about 2uA, the two cells should power the circuit for
about 5 years. You can also tap into the 3 volt Lithium battery used in the digital hour
meter. |
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